Module Two Honors Assignment

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  • John D. Rockefeller Formed Standard Oil and Develops Petroleum as a Major Energy Source in the US

    John D. Rockefeller Formed Standard Oil and Develops Petroleum as a Major Energy Source in the US

  • Charles Brush in the United States invented the open coil generator that could produce a steady current of electricity

    Charles Brush in the United States invented the open coil generator that could produce a steady current of electricity

  • First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison

    First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison

  • The first hydroelectric station opened in Wisconsin

    The first hydroelectric station opened in Wisconsin

  • Hoover Dam is built

    Hoover Dam is built

  • Congress passed the Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act authorizing the Bureau of Mines to build energy research laboratories.

  • The first nuclear power reactor to generate electricity is built in Idaho

    The first nuclear power reactor to generate electricity is built in Idaho

  • The first commercial scale geothermal electric plant in the US is built in California

    The first commercial scale geothermal electric plant in the US is built in California

  • Federal Surface Mining Control Act is signed to lessen the environmental impact of coal mining

  • First large scale solar-thermal power plant begins operation in Dagget, California

    First large scale solar-thermal power plant begins operation in Dagget, California

  • Exxon Valdez Disaster in Alaska becomes the largest oil spill in US

    Exxon Valdez Disaster in Alaska becomes the largest oil spill in US

  • The United States sponsored a $1 billion, 10-year demonstration project to create the world's first coal-based, zero-emissions electricity and hydrogen power plant

  • EPA issues new rule to cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants

    EPA issues new rule to cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants